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United States Patent | 6,177,666 |
Akedo ,   et al. | January 23, 2001 |
In an image forming apparatus, after having a toner image fixed onto a sheet by fixing means, the sheet is selectively transported toward a certain destination of a plurality of destinations via one of a plurality of transport routes which is selected by a route changer mechanism. A frame is detachably mounted to a main body of the image forming apparatus. The fixing means and the route changer mechanism are mounted on the frame.
Inventors: | Akedo; Shuichi (Osaka, JP); Oda; Kenji (Osaka, JP); Yamamoto; Shinji (Osaka, JP); Ishida; Naoyuki (Osaka, JP); Hanano; Susumu (Osaka, JP) |
Assignee: | Kyocera Mita Corporation (Osaka, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 233630 |
Filed: | January 19, 1999 |
Jan 19, 1998[JP] | 10-007963 |
Current U.S. Class: | 250/208.1; 250/239; 399/33 |
Intern'l Class: | H01L 027/00 |
Field of Search: | 250/208.1,239,234,235,236,216 355/408 399/33,31,67,71,122,123 219/216 |
5206682 | Apr., 1993 | Yamada et al. | 399/111. |